New Listing – 1987 Irwin 52 Mk2

Grabau International is delighted to announce the listing of the 1987 Irwin 52 Mk2 ‘SIN SATIONS’.

Extremely well-built blue water cruising ketch by Irwin Yachts, SIN SATIONS is a great option for those looking for a comfortable ready-to-sail yacht, capable of taking them anywhere in the world.

FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:

SIN SATIONS is a very well maintained and extensively updated example of the popular Irwin Yachts 52. SIN SATIONS is now seriously for sale and represents the perfect key for an ocean escape. If you are ready to spend the next year sailing the world that is the right moment for you!

Further specification highlights include:-
• 8 Self tailing winches
• Aft swimming platform electric
• Furling system for all the sails
• 8Kw generator
• Radar
• Bow thruster
• Center cockpit
• Larger 130hp engine

MANUFACTURER’S BACKGROUD:

Irwin Yachts was born from the idea of Ted Irwin to start producing cruising boats starting from his knowledge of fast racing boats.

Ted successfully used the knowledge he gained in building high tech racing boats to build high performance cruising yachts. At any time, Ted, a prolific designer, has had as many as 15 models in production.
Ted incorporated as Irwin Yacht & Marine Corporation and in 1966 moved to the new site of the Irwin factory. The original factory had only 12,500 square feet. It grew to over 75,000 square feet and over two hundred employees.

Ted’s innovative designs blend luxurious accommodations and easy sail handling in a fast hull. The Irwin philosophy was simply to build a good boat for the money – make her stylish and fast – stable and comfortable. Irwin Yachts was the only major yacht manufacturer whose Research and Development Program used international yacht racing to test new designs and construction techniques.

Ted was still fiercely competitive on the racecourse, however pipe berths gave way to air-conditioning and generators. His Irwin 68, Distant Drummer, boasts a full set of racing sails, a 3-speed coffee grinder and an on-deck Jacuzzi. Below deck is the epitome of elegance and convenience with accommodations for 10, yet the yacht can be sailed by 2.

Irwin was proud to have built more cruising sailboats over 50’ than any other boat builder in the world. Over 6,000 yachts have been built. Over 300 Irwin 52, 54, 65, and 68s are sailing around the globe.

PRESS COMMENTS:

The Irwin 52 was a trend- setting boat. It was a deck- saloon cruiser before there were deck-saloon cruisers. What’s more, the Irwin 52, with more than 250 hulls launched, may be the most popular big boat, 50- foot-plus, ever built. These beamy ketch-rigged cruisers offered no apologies for their motoryacht- like interior accommodations, spacious cockpit, wide side decks and raised bulwarks. It boasts of good performance under power as well as sail. Hmm, come to think of it those features sound awfully familiar? When you take a look at many of today’s larger cruising boats, it seems that Ted Irwin was a visionary.
Ironically, the Irwin 52 has a better reputation today, 30 years after it was first introduced, than it did when new. Ted Irwin was an enigma in the industry. He was a designer, builder and world-class sailor, and during the early 1980s, his company was the largest privately owned sailboat firm in the country. He sold a lot of boats, especially big boats. […]

Conclusion. If you are interested in an Irwin 52, don’t apologize. The boat has design features that can only be found in new boats costing many times more. The 52 represents a unique blend of living space and underway performance. It may not be the ideal ocean crossing machine but it sure makes living aboard a lot less painful. With prices ranging from $125,000 to just over $200,000 it is a lot of boat for the buck.

Sailing Magazine – January 2006

Iwin 52 Mk2 – Sin Sations – Euro 169,000 VAT paid – full details here

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